About 39.4 percent of the 3,413 degrees and certificates handed out by SUNY Empire State College in 2017-18 were to students in business, management, marketing, and related support services programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The agency’s National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Springs conferred 839 bachelor’s degrees and 246 associate’s degrees in business, management, marketing, and related support services programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor’s degree in general business/commerce. Data shows the school gave out 803 bachelor’s degrees in general business/commerce, followed by 494 bachelor’s degrees in community organization and advocacy and 187 bachelor’s degrees in general psychology.
The college enrolled 10,424 students for 2017-18, including 9,307 in undergraduate programs and 1,117 in graduate programs.
| Program | Bachelor’s degrees awarded | Associates degrees | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, General | 803 | 114 | – | 4 | 921 | |
| Labor and Industrial Relations | 36 | 132 | 12 | – | 180 | |
| Business Administration and Management, General | – | – | 103 | – | 103 | |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | – | – | – | 38 | 38 | |
| Project Management | – | – | – | 22 | 22 | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | – | – | – | 18 | 18 | |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other | – | – | 14 | 2 | 16 | |
| International Marketing | – | – | – | 12 | 12 | |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | – | – | 12 | – | 12 | |
| Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | – | – | – | 8 | 8 | |
| Finance and Financial Management Services, Other | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | |
| Operations Management and Supervision | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | |
| Banking and Financial Support Services | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | |
| Small Business Administration/Management | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Management Information Systems, General | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Organizational Leadership | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Finance, General | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Accounting | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 839 | 246 | 141 | 118 | 1,344 | 39.4 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | 494 | 107 | – | – | 601 | |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 80 | – | – | – | 80 | |
| Public Policy Analysis, Other | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | 574 | 107 | – | 4 | 685 | 20.1 |
| Education, General | 93 | 24 | – | – | 117 | |
| Curriculum and Instruction | – | – | 45 | – | 45 | |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | – | – | 25 | – | 25 | |
| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | – | – | 21 | – | 21 | |
| Education, Other | – | – | 9 | – | 9 | |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Education total | 93 | 24 | 103 | 5 | 225 | 6.6 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 73 | 139 | – | – | 212 | |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 73 | 139 | – | – | 212 | 6.2 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 177 | – | – | – | 177 | |
| Nursing Education | – | – | 17 | – | 17 | |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | – | – | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Nursing Administration | – | – | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Medical Informatics | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 177 | – | 28 | – | 205 | 6 |
| Psychology, General | 187 | 14 | – | – | 201 | |
| Psychology total | 187 | 14 | – | – | 201 | 5.9 |
| Physical Sciences, Other | 144 | 53 | – | – | 197 | |
| Physical Sciences total | 144 | 53 | – | – | 197 | 5.8 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 94 | 14 | – | – | 108 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 94 | 14 | – | – | 108 | 3.2 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | 99 | 8 | – | – | 107 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 99 | 8 | – | – | 107 | 3.1 |
| Social Sciences, General | 44 | 4 | – | – | 48 | |
| Social Sciences, Other | – | – | 22 | 8 | 30 | |
| Social Sciences total | 44 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 78 | 2.3 |
| History, General | 29 | 1 | – | – | 30 | |
| Public/Applied History | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | |
| History total | 29 | 1 | – | 5 | 35 | 1 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | – | – | 14 | – | 14 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | – | – | 14 | – | 14 | 0.4 |
| Women’s Studies | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 0.1 |
